No Thanks to the Feds for America's Oil and Gas Boom

Ed Markey and President Obama have had absolutely nothing to do with our current surge in oil and gas production.

Jan. 9, 2014 3:04 p.m. ET

Regarding the Dec. 26 letter from Sen. Edward Markey responding to the Journal's "Exporting American Oil" editorial (Dec. 15): Let's all be honest with one another, Ed. You and President Obama have had absolutely nothing to do with our current surge in oil and gas production. The vast majority of new oil and gas reserves, along with the huge number of American jobs created as a result of this new found supply, is possible only because of innovative and entrepreneurial oil companies drilling on private lands. It is true that our reliance on imported oil is down significantly since 2005, but that is largely...